Your colleagues and yourself can be trained by our native-speaking fully-qualified Italian tutors at a time and location to suit you. Classes can take place any day, even weekends, and can happen in the morning, afternoon or evening. If the case may be that your home or office is not convenient, there is always the option to take your classes at the office of your teacher. Study books for the lesson are provided.
These Italian lessons are more general in nature and are targeted at students with a whole range of different needs. While all beginners level students can expect to cover Survival Italian - required for short visits to a country where English may not be spoken and/or the intention is to make good contacts with the local population, students then generally progress in different directions depending on their needs. Typical students include those buying property overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people about to set off on that long-awaited world trip, Italian culture enthusiasts and those who are keen to pass a particular Italian examination.
These Italian lessons are driven towards people who have a requirement to learn Italian to bolster their work output. For novices, you will find it useful to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and once you have become more proficient then reading and writing will come to the fore. Typical students include those concerned with import/export, those seeking work in multinational companies, international negotiations, and anyone working with international colleagues or administration. Even on our most rudimentary beginners lesson, students can expect to finish the lesson with decent telephone and e-mail Italian, as well as a good enough grip on the language for a short trip to the country.
2 or more people can benefit studying Italian together as these Italian lessons are also offered to groups (Two-to-One Italian Lesson or Small Group In-Company Italian Lesson). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster Italian Lessons can be experienced by up to 12 people.
Italian is a popular language around the world in schools, but is rarely taught as a second language
Italian is the closest to Latin in terms of vocabulary, out of all the Romance tongues
In the Renaissance period, Italy was the most important cultural hub in the world; educated European men would generally visit Italy as part of 'the Grand Tour'
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"Our native speaker qualified Italian language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning."
Chula Vista
Recent archaeological digs in Chula Vista, California uncovered that human life existed in the area almost 10,000 years ago. More recently, the city has enjoyed prosperous economic times thanks to its proximity to the San Diego area. The city is the second largest in San Diego County and may even grow larger in the future city officials are discussing plans to grow the borders of the city to allow for new development. The U.S. Olympic Team trains in Chula Vista at the country's only year-round, multi-purpose sports excellence training facility. The city represents some of the most forward-thinking urban planning in California as many of the public works projects have designed with the environment in mind. Speaking Spanish in Chula Vista is a huge plus, as a large percentage of the population hails from Mexico. With the busiest international border crossing in the world a mere seven miles away, it's easy to see why Spanish is the second language of choice.